Canoe voyage from Hawaii to California aims to raise environmental awareness, connect with island culture
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Nation Canoe voyage from Hawaii to California aims to raise environmental awareness, connect with island culture The Hikianalia, based upon a traditional Polynesian canoe design, sets sail Saturday from Honolulu for San Francisco. (Polynesian Voyaging Society) A double-hulled voyaging canoe crafted using an ancient design set sail from Hawaii on Saturday to raise awareness about an all-too-modern problem. As it travels from Honolulu to San Francisco, the Hikianalia, a contemporary take on a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, will traverse the vast mass of floating debris and trash known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Advertisement Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian...